..Harps on need for Nigeria to continue to diversify her economy Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala , Director – General World Trade Organisation ( WTO), has called for more women inclusion and participation in leadership roles. Okonjo-Iweala made the call while addressing newsmen after a meeting with Duchess of Sussex Meghan and other women at the Nigerian […]
Former Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been elected Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). The final two-man race, she polled 104 votes from 164 member countries to defeat South Korea’s Trade Minister. READ ALSO: Okonjo-Iweala advances to final stage The body is expected to announce her as the new DG by […]
Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s candidate aspiring to the position of Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has won the first run of elections and has àlong with four others advanced to the second phase. The other contestants, who are from Kenya, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, and the UK, on Friday advanced to the next […]
A former finance minister, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has reiterated the vital role the World Trade Organisation (WTO) can play in producing a coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine. The global trade body in Geneva at a reception held in her honor by the Nigerian Permanent Mission to the United Nations while appealing for global support for her candidacy […]